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‘Quit or Die’: Three Black Former Kraft Employees File $30M Suit, Claim Claim Company Allowed Routine Acts of Racism and Retaliation In California Plant

August 25, 2021
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Three former Kraft Heinz factory employees are suing their ex-employer after claiming they faced routine harassment, including being called the N-word by former co-workers and supervisors. Furthermore, the trio, who identify as Black and or Black Latino, alleged that they faced retaliation when they informed their superiors. On Thursday, Aug. 19, lawyers for former Kraft…

‘She’s Daddy’s Girl for Sure’: Fantasia and Her Husband Kendall Taylor Give First Look at Their Baby Girl

August 25, 2021
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Fantasia and her husband, Kendall Taylor, are ready to show off their baby girl Keziah London Taylor. On Tuesday, Aug. 24, the couple got their daughter picture-perfect ready for her debut on her own Instagram account, dressing her up in a long-sleeved blue pattern dress, white baby booties, and a white bow to accessorize the…

‘Try a Different Joke’: J.R. Smith Hits Back at Video of Him at School ‘Off the Henny’

August 25, 2021
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Former Los Angeles Lakers star J.R. Smith has a busy schedule ahead of him with his recent enrollment at North Carolina A&T to pursue his dream of playing college golf. However, it seems like being the new man on campus is panning out to be a lot more difficult than the two-time championship winner had…

NYC leaders stress mental health assistance for students

August 25, 2021
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This fall, every student in NYC’s public school system will get a mental health screening to establish an emotional and mental baseline New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray is leading an effort to address the pandemic-related, back to school concerns of students who are returning back to in-person learning. Much of the focus of…

Unarmed Black Man Fatally Shot By Police In College Park, Ga., After Cops Claim He ‘Quickly Advanced Towards’ Them

August 25, 2021
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Source: ROBERTO SCHMIDT / Getty Another day, another incident involving trigger-happy police officers shooting and killing an unarmed Black man—this time, in College Park, Georgia. Just before 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Chelsea Garden Apartments, 22-year-old Tory Brown was gunned down by officers who said he had a warrant out of Clayton County for…

Twenty years after Aaliyah’s death, will she get what she wanted out of life?

August 25, 2021
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OPINION: With her music winning new respect, Aaliyah is arriving at the places she always wanted to go I still remember getting that call in 2001 telling me that actress-singer Aaliyah had died in a plane crash in the Bahamas. I had interviewed the rising star just a few weeks before; she had even introduced…

13-Year-Old Black Boy Starts First Semester At Georgia Tech University

August 25, 2021
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Source: NoSystem images / Getty Meet Caleb Anderson. He is a 13-year-old boy who just started his first semester at Georgia Tech University, one of the youngest students on campus. So young, that Caleb’s father has to drive him too and from campus every day. Caleb’s life is very unusual for a 13-year-old. Most kids…

‘Buying Food and Paying Rent … Is Not Reparations’: Online Group Offering Help to Black People Faces Criticism for Calling Work ‘Reparations’

August 25, 2021
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Who gets to determine what form of reparations are appropriate? It’s a question many scholars and activists have tried to answer for years. The uptick in white-led online groups issuing payments to Black people under the rubric of reparations has some people in the African-American community concerned. “Buying food and paying rent does not come close…

Harriet Tubman’s legacy endures through descendants

August 25, 2021
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A book written by her extended family profiles the self-sacrifices and compassion of an American heroine African-Americans are living breathing testimonies of our ancestor’s faith in hopeless places; the fruit of familial trees whose roots many may never fully know. With help from the internet and DNA testing, tracing one’s family lineage has become easier…

‘Jeopardy!’ team never considered LeVar Burton as permanent host: report

August 25, 2021
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TMZ reported its sources say Sony Studios executives loved Burton, yet didn’t think he was a “right fit.” In an unsurprising report, TMZ confirmed via sources inside the production team at Jeopardy! that viewer favorite LeVar Burton was never given serious consideration for the role as the host of the iconic game show. TMZ notes…